Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-03-10
the sunfower, the Yazoo and the Tom.
bigbee rivers in Mississippi.

| oaienuhr ana passed as folloWs; Regu.
lating the compensation of physicians TO
the poor in the District Of Oolumbia; to
repeal certain provisions of the act Of
March Sd, 1875, relating 10 the purchase
OF arms for the use of tho states.
The Senate then at a. m, ON motion
OF MIR. Hoer, went into secret session.
The doors were reopened at 10 q. M, ,
the Senate having in tine meanwhile taken
a two-hours' recess. The first business
done was the presentation by Mr.. Plumb
OF the conference report on the District
OF Columbia Appropriation bill. The re-
port was read snd agreed to.
The next business was the presentation
by Alr. Dawes of the conference report on
the Fertilization bill. 1t was stated that
the conference had not been able to
| agree. Mr.. Dawes said that II was with
infinite regret that the Senate oonferrees
were obliged to make this report. They
had conceded very much inordsr to reach
a conclusion, and to save the essence and
vitality of the measure neeied to protect
coast Notifications. The plan which they
had submitted to the com nittee was ex.
| pressed In the form of bill which he would
have printed ia the Record, and along
with 1t he would have printed the plan
submitted at the last moment by the
House conferrees. The BcaIitry would
judge between these prorusiti,1ns, and de-
eide where the -hirne lay for the future
by ths Congress to do anything towards
lipaugurating some efficient system of for
tificatons. The irreconcilsbIe difference
between the Senate managers and House
managers was on the questions of buying
steel for the purchase Of making. steel
gums of the highest type. 12he question
might be summed in one sentence.
Whether steel guns should lbe subordi-
mated TO cast-iron guns or oast'iron guns
subordinated TO the highest sype Of steel
guns.
Mr.. Hawley, another of the conferrees,
said that he desired to emphasize this
most extraordinary condition of affairs;
there was no Fertilization bill for the our
rent year nor for the next year. So far
as concerned the army, coast defenoes
and heavy guns, nothing whatever had
been done. There was noImoney to cut
the grass along the glacisjof the forts,
or to buy shingles or nails for the old
sheds and dwellings of the forts-not one
solitary cent. The work wsls stopped and
all the property at these forts was left TO
rack and ruin for the coming two years.
The simple statement of that fact was q
most extraordinary indictment of some
body" He had no doubt whatever
that If the whole subject could have
been left open to the full and
free deliberation of Oongtess something
would have been done which would have
been credit to the country. So far as
the Senate was concerned The Record
would show that the debates and votes
on both sides Of the chamber had been
fully up to the popular demand. He
could not fathom the motive of those
men who had practically pluoked away
and forbidden Congress to do anything in
this matter. He knew that there had
been hanging around the halls and corri-
dors of the Capitol men representing the
Haskell gun and representing the insolv-
ent concern that wanted 10 manufacture
l2-inch cast-iron guns add innumerable
cast-iron mortars. Men had tried to tie Con-
gress to those worn-out old projects ; but
they had completely failed. Thanks to
some patriotism Congress had agreed TO
order vessels for the navy and guns of
the most modern type for the ships and
it had been placed within the hands of
the Secretary of the Navy to enter into
contracts for 10000 tors of forged steel
of the best class. BE predicted that
before next December there would be in
this country plant capable of taking any
contract for steel.
Mr.. German, the third conferree,
thought that neither of his fellow con
fetrees had stated the matter fairly. After
long conference all had agreed that the
board should consist of the Secretary of
War, the Secretary Of the Navy, the gen
eril of the army, ard two ciyi lians to bt.
appointed by the President Then the
prop 3sition bnd come up to buy S6. 900 900
worth of steel to be manufactured
in tue government shops. As to that
there was nu difference of opinion, hut il
was accepted with the condition, from
the House conferrees, that an additional
appropriation should be made, throwing
open to the inventive genius of the
country the opportunity to manufacture
that there was sufficient talent,
enterprise and skill in the man.
ufacturers and mechanics of the
country not only to produce the steel but
to make the guns. 1t had been also in
sisted upon with great force byth House
aovsrnment IN contract tor 60 iarea an
amount of steel until the actual tests had
been made by firing the guns.
At this point Mr.. German yielded the
floor temporarily and the conference re.
port was laid aside informally in order to
let other matters of business be rushed
through.
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